Sunlight on the Garden Painting

A friend and I wait for our tour to begin at Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Taliesin West studio in Arizona. The day was blistering hot. Shade, almost nonexistent. The sun scorched the ground and long desert-brush shadows stretched across the gravel. I was drawn to the intense contrast, brilliant colors and dynamic composition of my friend waiting patiently under her pink umbrella in this stark desert garden. My Artistic Inspiration… I’m a cityscape oil painter passionate about bright colors and deep contrast. My inspirations are the fluid light, dramatic vistas, quiet neighborhoods and stark landscapes of California and the Southwest. I paint with a vibrant palette and expressive brushstrokes to share my vision of an essence of the urban experience. I hope that the viewer will be inspired to see the world around them in a new, beautiful light.